HiRISE has photographed hundreds of targeted swaths of Mars' surface in unprecedented detail.

The HiRISE camera has provided the highest-resolution images yet from martian orbit.

The camera operates in visible wavelengths, the same as human eyes, but with a telescopic lens that produces images at resolutions never before seen in planetary exploration missions. These high-resolution images enable scientists to distinguish 1-meter-size (about 3-foot-size) objects on Mars and to study the morphology (surface structure) in a much more comprehensive manner than ever before.

HiRISE has photographed hundreds of targeted swaths of Mars' surface in unprecedented detail.

The HiRISE camera has provided the highest-resolution images yet from martian orbit.

The camera operates in visible wavelengths, the same as human eyes, but with a telescopic lens that produces images at resolutions never before seen in planetary exploration missions. These high-resolution images enable scientists to distinguish 1-meter-size (about 3-foot-size) objects on Mars and to study the morphology (surface structure) in a much more comprehensive manner than ever before.